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Chutney Soca Monarch Semi Finals 2019 – Lineup

The Chutney Soca Monarch Semi Finals for 2019 is on! The artistes have been announced and George Singh is promoting the 37 artistes on his timeline and SouthEx Facebook.

The event is FREE to the public and with take place at RIG, Gulfview on 26 January 2019 at 8 am. Se below for the full press release from the promoters, SouthEx.

PRESS RELEASE
CSM24 – THE 2019 CHUTNEY SOCA MONARCH

Thursday 10th January 2019

37 QUALIFY FOR THE CHUTNEY SOCA MONARCH 2019 SEMI FINAL AT THE RIG GULF VIEW

37 artistes have qualified for the 24th edition of the Chutney Soca Monarch. The Semi Final round of CSM 24 will take place on Saturday 26th January at the Rig Gulf View.

The show will begin promptly at 8pm, and Rishi Gayadeen and the GT Band will back up all semi final artistes.

Approximately 100 artistes made submissions to be considered by a screening committee, and of these, 37 songs were selected and will now go on to compete at the semi final stage.

Nishard Mayrhoo and Neval Chatelal are expected to defend their title on Saturday 16th February at Skinner Partk, San Fernando

Of the 37 semi final contestants, only 9 will be selected to join the reigning champions for the Grand Final night.

The Semi Finalist names are as follows –

1. KAVITA RAMKISSOON
2. RUSSEL MOHAMMED
3. KENNETH SALICK
4. KERRON TYRON WILLIAMS
5. KENNETH SUPERSAD
6. SURENDRA RAMOUTAR
7. KEIRON LAL
8. ANIL PITIE & TREVOR GORE
9. VEEJAI RAMKISSOON & JEROME PRECILLA
10. VEDESH SOOKOO
11. NISHA RAMSOOK
12. ANIL ROCK
13. NEESHAN PRABHOO
14. RAVI BABOORAM
15. KRISHNA RAMDASS
16. NIGEL GOBIN
17. IMRAN BEHARRY
18. RANJEEV RAMDEEN
19. AMIT SAGRAM
20. KESS RAMROOP
21. NESAR HOSEIN
22. ANDY SINGH
23. JESH RAMNANAN & NISHA BAKSH LUTCHMEDIAL
24. AVINASH SOOKRAJ
25. HEMLATHA DINDIAL
26. RIZAAN ALI
27. SHIVA LAKHAN
28. TRISHMA MAHARAJ
29. JASON PERU
30. AMIT SOOKNANAN & AMIT DOOKRAM
31. NIRMAL ADESH SAMAROO
32. LALCHAN BABWAH
33. KI PERSAD
34. VEEKASH SAHADEO
35. SAMRAJ JAIMUNGAL
36. OMADATH MAHARAJ
37. RICARDO MELVILLE